active 28
 

great boat, anybody own one here to tell me how they run with different types of power??

We have a 25 Active with a 502 mag and this boat runs 70+. I have Gil exhaust, K&N filter and rapidfire plugs. The big difference was tweaking the prop... This yeilded 3mph. The 28 would do better with at least a 500 EFI. Or a set of small blocks. Powerboat magazine had a test on a 28 last year with a 500 HP. Look in there archives. Good Luck!!

thanks for the info addiction!!!!!!

Jafo on this boat has a 28 with a pair of small blocks, i am sure he will chime in. He was going to take me out for a ride last time we were down, but when he comes to florida he brings hurricanes and bad weather.:p

thats cool, i was just wondering what the difference in mph/performance between twin small blocks vs twin bigblocks and how it would run with a single bigblock

The 28 Savage is not offered in a twin big block application.
I have a 28 with a single 502 MPI. My wife and I love the boat. We lived on it this past weekend, the cabin is huge for a 28' boat. The boat runs great in rough water, at 4800-4900 RPM I am seeing speeds in the low 60's.

thanks chris, what do you think the boat runs with twin small blocks?? like the new 6.2l 377 320hp?

I would guess that with twin small blocks the boat would run 73-75mph.

Sorry for the delay in replying- I've been off-line for a little while.
I have a '99 Savage with the twin 350MagMPI's- I don't have much seat time in the boat yet; haven't even run it since bringing it home due to the job.:( The boat is capable of speeds in the low/mid seventies in salt-water- I'll post fresh-water results from Lake Michigan when the opportunity arises.
I'm not sure what the hull would do with the 6.2L engine, but the other twin-equipped 28 AT's (2 of them?) have Scorps, and the speeds are 80ish.
I plan on building a pair of custom low compression ratio strokers for this boat set up for WhippleChargers in the future. I'm hoping for speeds near 90.

I CAN attest to this boats' rough water capability- it is true I have a tendency to bring high winds and bad weather every time I come to the beautiful state of Florida :rolleyes: We took the 28 out in some very snotty water in February out of Hillsboro Inlet (Pat thought we were nuts) and the boat handled it very well. This is a VERY big-feeling 28' boat!
Jim

jafo,
what happened to the pictures of your 28?? i thought they were in readers rides?! do you have any pics around?? thanks man!!!!!!!!

Taken at a friends' house in Pompano Beach in February-

Man that boat is sweeeet:D Hey Jafo, if you ever need a hand launching the 28 in Holland (or Grand Haven, or Muskegon, or....:D ) I would be happy help out:cool:

Just trying to do my civic duty:D :D :p

Hey Jafo, Does you're friend rent that house out?:D

damn that looks tight!!!!!!!!!!:)

Here is a picture of my boat taken at the begining of the season. It was a little cold out side this day.

chris and jafo,

great looking boats!!!!! i can see how the one with twins sits a little different in the water......does anyone race in p class or f1 with the 28?? i know someone races a 32....thanks for the info guys!!

THE BULL,

I know of a few 25's that raced in f-1, one vision, and Active Tunder Racing but i a fairly confident that there has not been a 28 that raced in P class. I may be wrong, it happens all the time. I can tell you it is a great boat, that is for sure.:D

i know gordo raced the 25 tantrum....and i thought i saw a f2 32....but i havent seen anything on the 28 yet........thanks thunderstorm!!!!

I think you are correct that Shane Sherman raced his 32 at one time and I know there is a f-2 37avh that races in SBI, team outlaw. The 28 make the 25 look so little when you put them next to eachother.

I have not seen a 28 race either...:)

If set up properly, I think the hull could do very well racing. It is lighter than most of its 28' counter-parts, and flies very level.
I do agree it dwarfs many other 28' boats- mine was sitting next to a 28' Apache when I bought it and made it look small.
Pat said the actual depth of the 28 was greater than the 32, and as true with most boats this length, the balance seems to be better with twin SBC's.
A couple of aluminum race-prepped BBC's would be interesting though.........

Now if I can only find some time to use mine?:rolleyes: :mad:

i saw that pantera made a 28 recently with a single bb pushing 750hp running mid 90's........that might be some good competition!!!!!!